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Paper is a uniquely beautiful format, more so than the web, I think: you need to invest in the aesthetics.

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Dave Eggers
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 12
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The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated attention, shining this beam of light on their work, on their thoughts and their self-expression, is going to be absolutely transformative, because so many of the students have not had that ever before.
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